- Lyricist
- Kaber Vasuki
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Bhavani Sree
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Movie name
- Putham Pudhu Kaalai
- Movie release year
- 2020
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Oct 2020
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and romantic song captures the feeling of re-ignited passion and youthful exuberance in love. Using endearing food metaphors like 'kulfi kuchchi' and 'tutti frutti', the song humorously describes how love makes an aging heart feel young again, symbolized by the exaggeration of a graying mustache turning black.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Oo en kulfi kuchchi”
Comparing the beloved playfully to sweet treats like 'kulfi kuchchi' and 'duty fruti' (tutti frutti).
Hyperbole
“En meesai ellam karupaaguthae”
Exaggerating the rejuvenating power of love by claiming it turns a graying mustache black again.
Personification
“Ho thendralum sokkuthae / Nearmum thikkuthae”
Giving human qualities to abstract concepts like breeze getting intoxicated and time stammering.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Ho thendralum sokkuthae”
End rhymes used across lines like 'sokkuthae', 'thikkuthae', 'puriyalaiyae', 'ooruthae', 'kooduthae', 'illaiyae'.
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Trivia
This track appears in the 2020 Tamil anthology film 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai', specifically featured in Rajiv Menon's short segment 'Ilamai Idho Idho' starring Jayaram and Urvashi, which revolves around finding romance and youthfulness later in life during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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